Military deploys more Air Force personnel to N/Delta

The Nigerian Army has displayed many heavy military equipment, arms and ammunitions in Rivers State in a show of force with Nigerian Air Force (NAF) deploying more personnel for combat mission against militants as well as criminal elements in the Niger Delta region. The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Col. Sani Usman, in a […]

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Kachikwu, Niger Delta coastal states monarchs parley on cease fire

Niger Delta coastal state monarchs have urged the Federal Government to urgently constitute a dialogue team to ensure continuous peace in the Niger Delta The Monarchs made the request in Abuja when they called on the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu. The Niger Delta Region has witnessed increased activities of militants which has […]

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Buhari appoints Governing Council, BoT for Niger Delta clean up

To ensure full implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on Ogoniland, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the Governing Council and the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Trust Fund for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). Buhari, while speaking at a brief ceremony in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, noted that the […]

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‘Go after pipeline vandals’ Ijaw elders says Buhari

Ijaw elders, Friday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to only go after persons behind the recent attacks on major oil and gas pipelines in the Niger Delta region. The leaders under the aegis of Bayelsa Elders Council (BEC) said Buhari should direct the security agencies to fish out the perpetrators and bring them to justice under […]

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